1527

Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century

Decades: 1470s 1480s 1490s 1500s 1510s - 1520s - 1530s 1540s 1550s 1560s 1570s

Years: 1522 1523 1524 1525 1526 - 1527 - 1528 - 1529 1530 1531 1532

• May 6 - Spanish and German troops led by the Duke of Bourbon[?] sack Rome, forcing Pope Clement VII to make peace with Charles V.
• May 16 - Florentines drive out the Medici for a second time and Florence re-establishes a republic.
• Spanish conquest of Guatemala highlands completed; first Guatemala City founded (Ciudad Vieja)
• Spanish Conquistador Francisco de Montejo[?] invades Yucatan
• Battle of Tokay[?] - Ferdinand of Austria defeats John Zapolya[?] and takes over most of Hungary. John appeals to the Turks for help.

Births

• May 21 - King Phillip II of Spain
• July 13 - John Dee
• July 31 - Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor

Deaths

• June 21 - Niccolo Machiavelli